Ever since Magnus Carlsen's coronation as World Chess Champion in November 2013, the world nervously await the next-to-kin who can called themself worthy challenger to the champion. Need no waiting, there are readily eight players, very much from Europe and one from Asia, who granted a ticket to fight each other for the candidate slot. Voila, the long await (not really..) moment has come, 2014 Fide Candidate Tournament is on the waiting day, starting March 11, 2014 in the frozen tundra, Khanty Mansiysk, Russia.As we all know, the Eight Gentlemen are:1. Loser of the World Chess Championship 2013 match2. Winner in the Chess World Cup 20133. Second finisher in the Chess World Cup 20134. Winner in FIDE Grand Prix 2012–135. Second finisher in FIDE Grand Prix 2012-136. Highest rated players who played in the Chess World Cup 2013 or the FIDE Grand Prix 2012–13(average FIDE rating on the 12 monthly lists from August 2012 to July 2013),7. and the second highest rated as described in #68. Organizing committee's wild card (FIDE rating in July 2013 at least 2725)which in plain English translated into:1. from India, Viswanathan Anand 27702. from Russia Vladimir Kramnik 27873. from Russia Dmitry Andreikin 27094. from Bulgaria Veselin Topalov 27855. from Azerbaijan Shakhriyar Mamedyarov 27576. from Armenia , Levon Aronian 28307. from Russia Sergey Karjakin 27668. from Russia Peter Svidler 2758

As we read the profile of each participants, the eight challengers can be divided into four profiles:

Levon Aronian - strongest by rating and recent performances, therefore the burden of first favorite fell upon his shoulders

Vishy Anand and Vladimir Kramnik - most experienced in candidate and world champion match, both of them is a logical outcome of the tournament.

Veselin Topalov - most dangerous opponent who style of fighting can be intimidate to everyone, not to mentioned the modern chess rivalry between him and Vlad. Topalov won the ticket in the hardest way, by winning FIDE Grandprix series in big margin to his closest competitors.

Dmitry Andreikin, Shakhriyar Mamedyarov, Sergey Karjakin, and Peter Svidler - four dark horses that enjoy their present as non-favorite and ready to stealth the goal every time their opponent lower their vigilance. Peter Svidler is most experienced among this profile, but his lifetime record is by far never breaking the threshold of world challenger. The three young talents are less experienced though.